nolo contendere
nolo contendere 'it is not intended to contend', a plea permissible in certain US jurisdictions whereby a person accused of a crime can be disposed of without, however, the accused admitting his guilt. It is
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not allowed in the UK, and pleas of convenience – 'I can't be bothered fighting this and would like to get it over with' – are frowned upon and usually treated as pleas of not guilty, resulting in the case hav- ing to proceed to a trial.
- First Minister
- first reading
- First Secretary
- fisheries policy
- fishing
- fitness for purpose, implied term
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- fixed penalty notice
- fixed security
- fixed sum credit
- fixtures
- flagrante delicto
- floating charge
- floodgates
- flotsam
- flying picket
- f.o.b.
- f.o.r.
- forbidden degrees
- force and fear
- force majeure
- foreclosure
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- foreign law
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